What If It Is Cancer?

Today, receiving a notice that you have been diagnosed with some kind of cancer does not necessarily mean that the death notice should be posted at the door. Now a tremendous advance toward curing or slowing down cancer exists. No matter what kind of cancer you have been diagnosed with, be glad that it was caught when it was, and hopefully that was rather early. Take for example a male cancer called prostate cancer. Whereas it used to be that surgery was immediately scheduled for a radical prostatectomy, meaning the removal of the prostate in males, today more and more advanced cancer therapists sometimes suggest a wait and see approach, as the majority of males with early prostate cancer often get to live long and happy lives without removal of their prostate. Granted, when the cancer is growing aggressively and has taken over the prostate, and then it is necessary but you are still counseled to do your research prior to agreeing to a prostate removal. Breast cancer in women is still a serious consideration though, and thus it will need to be taken care of. Lumpectomies are sometimes utilized in order to save the greater majority of the breast tissue if possible, and this is the reason why women are counseled to have yearly mammograms and breast testing. Catching it early is tantamount to it being good news in the majority of cases. Granted they are still using chemotherapy to kill the cancer, but the changes in medicine means that no more are they irradiating huge sectors of the body, but rather more and more they can pinpoint the chemotherapy so that